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Outplacement Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Outplacement services are designed to help laid-off employees find new work following a downsizing event or other business change. The former employer pays for outplacement services as a way to minimize their financial liabilities, avoid potential lawsuits, protect their reputation, and help retain unaffected employees. Key buyers include government agencies, manufacturers, and professional service firms.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Outplacement Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Outplacement Services market in the United States includes Interview Preparation, Resume and Cover Letter Writing, Business Seminars, Resume Distribution and Career Coaching & Counseling. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-782-Temporary employment agency activities, NACE-78.20-Temporary Employment Agency Activities, NAICS-561320-Temporary help services and UNSPSC-80111507-Outplacement services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Outplacement Services procurement coverage includes Downsizing (The process of reducing the size of a firm by removing workers or operational divisions.), Landing Time (The amount of time it takes outplacement participants to acquire a new job after displacement.) and Severance Pay (Compensation provided to an employee who has been let go from a company.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Outplacement Services procurement report as suppliers are Impact Group, Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., Gi Group Holding S.r.l., Career Partners International Llc and Kelly Services Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Outplacement Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per employee, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Outplacement Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Outplacement Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Outplacement Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Outplacement Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Outplacement Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Outplacement Services is $1660 per employee. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.53 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Outplacement Services market?
The top vendors in the Outplacement Services market include Impact Group, Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., Gi Group Holding S.r.l., Career Partners International Llc and Kelly Services Inc..
What industries supply the Outplacement Services market?
The top industries supplying the Outplacement Services market are Commercial Leasing in the US, Real Estate Sales & Brokerage in the US, Computer Stores in the US, Computer Manufacturing in the US, IT Consulting in the US, Colleges & Universities in the US, Office Supply Stores in the US and Office Stationery Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Outplacement Services?
Highly concentrated market structure strengthens leading providers’ negotiating leverage. The outplacement services market exhibits very high market share concentration, with a limited number of large global firms dominating enterprise accounts and multinational workforce transitions. Vendor risk is low due to stable operating models, established client relationships, and recurring corporate demand. However, the concentrated supplier landscape reduces competitive pricing pressure for large-scale engagements. Buyers should leverage competitive benchmarking, negotiate enterprise-wide agreements, and evaluate niche providers where appropriate to maintain commercial leverage.
What factors affect the price of Outplacement Services?
Higher experience levels require more tailored support, such as executive coaching and specialized resume writing, increasing service costs. Senior executives often need networking and personal branding, making their outplacement more expensive than entry-level employees' basic resume workshops.
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